Man who threatened to kill officer's children arrested

By Noelle Frampton, STAFF WRITER

Published 7:24 pm, Sunday, September 13, 2009

BRIDGEPORT -- A city man tased five times by police had to be sedated and taken to Bridgeport Hospital early Sunday, after he refused to follow orders and threatened to kill a police officer's children, police said.

Scott Bish, 38, of Cartright St., was among three men arrested in connection with an early morning disturbance outside a Stratford Avenue convenience store, police said.

According to a police report, a pair of officers pulled up about 3 a.m. in their cruiser and ordered a group of 70 to 100 people gathered on both sides of Stratford Avenue, near the intersections with Sixth and Bunnell streets, to disperse.

The crowd had been drinking, listening to loud music and loitering where signs clearly prohibited it, police reported.

Most people listened and went, but about seven males stuck around, blocking foot traffic into the store, police said.

Bish, "using strong language and gestures," refused to leave and began threatening officers -- saying "he would find reporting officers and their children and harm them," the report states, adding that he bragged he'd fought with police before and even put one officer in the hospital.

He allegedly yelled to others in the crowd that gathered to join him against the police.

Another man, 27-year-old Ashon Pierce, of Smith Street, also refused to leave and had to be wrestled into handcuffs, police reported.

"At this point, Bish became very angry and began yelling ... he was going to kill Officer (Richard) Cretella's children," according to the report.

Bish allegedly began to push and punch the officer, who drew his baton and ordered him to the ground several times. After Bish refused to comply "and began swinging wildly," Cretella hit him approximately five times in his torso, arms and legs, police said.

As the struggle continued, the second officer waded in, tasing Bish twice with no effect. After three additional drive-stuns that didn't stop him, the officers called for backup and a third helped them handcuff him, police said.

Requiring sedation to calm him down, Bish was taken to Bridgeport Hospital, police said.

He was charged with assault on a police officer, inciting to riot, interfering with police and breach of peace.

Pierce was charged with interfering with police and breach of peace.

Nathan Black, 24, of Roosevelt Avenue in Stratford, also allegedly refused to leave and was charged with breach of peace.